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Amos 1:8

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I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon; and I will turn my hand against Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord Jehovah.

KJV

And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord God.

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This verse in Amos 1

Commentary

6 notes on this verse

A commentator

Jerome

Commentary on Amos · Written before 420.

(Verse 6 and following) Thus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke its punishment; because they carried into exile a whole people to deliver them up to Edom. So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza, fire which shall devour its strongholds. I will cut off the inhabitants from Ashdod, and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon; I will turn my hand against Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, says the Lord.

This site's exposition

For three transgressions of Gaza

on Amos 1:6-8

Philistia's crime is named as a slave trade, carrying away the whole captivity to deliver up to Edom, treating a defeated people as merchandise rather than prisoners of war. Four of the five Philistine cities are named in judgment, Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon and Ekron, with Gath left out because Gath had already fallen before Amos wrote, a detail the older commentators note as an incidental mark of the book's accuracy. The remnant of the Philistines shall perish closes an oracle that gives no covenant reason as Israel's own oracle will, only the plain inhumanity of the trade itself.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

I will cut off the inhabitants from Ashdod,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

Note, God will make a full end of those that think to make a full end of his church and people. Concerning Tyre, that famous city of wealth and strength, that was itself a kingdom,

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod - Ashdod, as well as Ekron, have their names from their strength; Ashdod, “the mighty,” like Valentia; Ekron, “the firm-rooted.” The title of Ashdod implied that it was powerful to inflict as to resist. It may have meant, “the waster.” It too was eminent in its idolatry. The ark, when taken, was first placed in its Dagon-temple 1Sa 5:1-7; and, perhaps, in consequence, its lord is placed first of the five, in recounting the trespass-offerings which they sent to the Lord 1Sa 6:

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Ashdod, &c.--Gath alone is not mentioned of the five chief Philistine cities. It had already been subdued by David; and it, as well as Ashdod, was taken by Uzziah (2Ch 26:6). Gath perhaps had lost its position as one of the five primary cities before Amos uttered this prophecy, whence arose his omission of it.

The words behind it

16 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְהִכְרַתִּ֤יand I will cut off

    vehikhratiH3772 →288 times

  • יוֹשֵׁב֙inhabitant[s]

    yoshevH3427 →1079 times

  • מֵֽאַשְׁדּ֔וֹדfrom Ashdod

    meashdodH795 →

  • וְתוֹמֵ֥ךְand a holder of

    vetomekhH8551 →

  • שֵׁ֖בֶטa scepter

    shevetH7626 →

  • מֵֽאַשְׁקְל֑וֹןfrom Ashkelon

    meashkelonH831 →

  • וַהֲשִׁיב֨וֹתִיand I will turn

    vahashivotiH7725 →1056 times

  • יָדִ֜יhand my

    yadiH3027 →1618 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • עֶקְר֗וֹןEkron

    ekronH6138 →

  • וְאָֽבְדוּ֙and they will perish

    veaveduH6 →184 times

  • שְׁאֵרִ֣ית[the] remnant of

    sheeritH7611 →66 times

  • פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים[the] Philistines

    pelishtimH6430 →287 times

  • אָמַ֖רhe says

    ʾamarH559 →5305 times

  • אֲדֹנָ֥י[the] Lord

    ʾadonaiH136 →440 times

  • יְהוִֽה׃ פYahweh

    yahwehH3069 →306 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Ezekiel 25:16therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast.9 worksIsaiah 14:29–31Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg.6 worksPsalms 81:14how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!6 worksAmos 3:9Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.”6 worksJeremiah 47:4–5For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.5 worksZephaniah 2:4–7For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.5 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Zechariah 9:6A mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.5 worksIsaiah 20:1Before the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it,4 works2 Chronicles 26:6Uzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines, and he tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.4 works1 Samuel 5:10So they sent the ark of God to Ekron, but as it arrived, the Ekronites cried out, “They have brought us the ark of the God of Israel in order to kill us and our people!”4 worksIsaiah 1:25I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.3 worksZechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.3 worksJoshua 15:45Ekron, with its towns and villages;2 worksJoshua 15:46from Ekron to the sea, all the cities near Ashdod, along with their villages;2 worksJoshua 19:43Elon, Timnah, Ekron,2 worksNehemiah 4:7When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,2 worksObadiah 1:19Those from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau; those from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead.2 worksEzekiel 38:12in order to seize the spoil and carry off the plunder, to turn a hand against the desolate places now inhabited and against a people gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and possessions and who live at the center of the land.’2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Ezekiel 25:16

    therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast.

    it leads to

    • 1 Samuel 30:14

      We raided the Negev of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned down Ziklag.”

    • Zephaniah 2:4–15

      For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.

    • Ezekiel 25:13

      therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman…

    • Jeremiah 47:1–7

      This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines before Pharaoh struck down Gaza.

    • 2 Samuel 15:18

      and all his servants marched past him—all the Cherethites and Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath.

  • Through

    Isaiah 20:1

    Before the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it,

    it leads to

    • 2 Kings 18:17

      Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by…

    • 1 Samuel 6:17

      As a guilt offering to the LORD, the Philistines had sent back one gold tumor for each city: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.

    • Jeremiah 25:29–30

      For behold, I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears My Name, so how could you possibly go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword…

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About Amos

The Prophet Amos — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Amos — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Amos: the study guide →Read Amos 1 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Amos; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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